Improved paint-brush



G. K. THOM PSON.

Paint Brush.

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Letters Patent 1i 99,260, dated January 25, 1870.

IMPROVED PAINT-BRUSH.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same 'To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE K. THOMPSON, of Greene, in the county of Ghenango, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Paint-Brushes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Myinvention consists in the employment of an ad- I justable ferrule for paint-brushes, when the upper part of the ferrule is turned inward, and arranged to operate in the manner hereinafter described.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionsappertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed draw ings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of a paintbrush, with my ferrule attached, and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the ferrule.

A represents a paint-brush, made in any of the known and usual ways.

B is a ferrule, made of tin, and so constructed as to slip over the handle, and fit over and below the head of the brush. I

All new brushes must be wound from one inch to one inch and a half below the manufacturers cord, for

the reason, that when the brush is new, it is too long to work handy. When worn partially out, then this second winding is removed, and the brush is nearly as goodas new for a short time.

The tin ferrule B is designed to take the place of this second winding, and, also, to flatten the brush, which works much' easier and faster, in all kinds of house-painting, than a brush will that is round, as they all are, excepting varnish -brushes, which are made flat.- v

The ferrule is made round, and thenput on the brush, and pressed together or flattened, which, of course, also flattens the brush. The brush thus flattened, will fit in scroll-work or about mouldings much better than if it were round; then, when it is used on smooth surfaces, it will cover faster than if it were round. X y

A brush with this ferrule will last much longer than a common round brush.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let- 'ters Patent, is- I The ferrule B, constructed and arranged to operate in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my owr, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE K. THOMPSON.

Witnesses GHAS. GRAY,

E. WARD Bnown. 

